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1 Timothy 1:5
ESV The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
NIV The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
NASB But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from a sincere faith.
CSB Now the goal of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.
NLT The purpose of my instruction is that all believers would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith.
KJV Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
NKJV Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith,

What does 1 Timothy 1:5 mean?

In this verse, Paul explains why these false teachers must be opposed. Their actions are motivated by pointless obsession (1 Timothy 1:4), but a true leader should be motivated by pure Christian love. The goal of the Christian life is not hate or controversy, but a particular kind of love, from the Greek word agapē. This specifically means a selfless, sacrificial, sincere love.

According to Paul, this love should come from "a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith." These traits underscore the idea that agapē love is not sensual or selfish, but rather seeks to help others. A "pure heart" connects with Psalm 24:4 and is also mentioned in the New Testament in 2 Timothy 2:22 and 1 Peter 1:22. A "good conscience" is mentioned again in 1 Timothy 1:19 as a necessity for Timothy to be successful against false teachers. The other mention of a "sincere faith" in the New Testament is in 2 Timothy 1:5, where Paul describes Timothy's trust in Christ.
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